§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has as to the rate of miscarriage in pregnant women as a result of receiving an amniocentesis; and if he will give the source of his information.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyA recent report from the Royal College of Physicians states that the best studies suggest a 1 per cent. excess risk of spontaneous abortion following amniocentesis. (Source:Prenatal diagnosis and genetic screening. Royal College of Physicians, September 1989, paragraphs 2.33–2.35.)